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MULTI STATE LEGISLATION ALERTS!
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PASSED WITH PERMISSION!
(Otherwise known as 'Virginia HB 538 for most of the other states.')
This edition adds TX HB 3180/SB 1910, Adds AR SB 864 and ME LD 1053/HP
0728, and updates status of WA HB 5651.
If you're having trouble finding the terrible ME bill listed below use
those links. They'll take you to a page offering you a choice of web
page, MS-word document, or pdf; you probably want to click 'web page.'
I count 19 of these bills paralleling Virginia's HB 538 in play right
now, three beaten, two passed. Wayne Pacelle has promised us 34 this
year.
For the bills that are most important to you, you should check sources
yourself -- state pet-law email lists, and (better yet) links given or
the state's web site.
There's an overview of the process of fighting bad bills at:
http://www.pet-law.com/whattodo.html
When discussing these bills, don't forget to ask whether the job
losses these will cause are likely to be popular, considering the
state of the economy. After all, the purpose and effect of these bills
is to end commercial breeding of dogs in the state; won't that mean
that the breeder and her employees will be out of work?
Also don't forget to point out that the sheer number coming all at
once, together with Wayne's crowing that there will be 34, ties this
deluge to HSUS.
As usual, please help fill in the remaining blanks and please send
updates as the various bills progress! And as usual, note that there
are other really bad bills out there -- for example, CA and FL both
have statewide MSN bills in play right now.
Walt Hutchens
Timbreblue Whippets
==========================
AR -- License if 12 or more dogs + cats. Authorities may inspect for
violations without warrant.
SB 864
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/SB864.pdf
CA =- Limit of 50 dogs+CATS that are intact, euthanasia must be by vet.
AB 241
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_241_bi...
http://tinyurl.com/aldzvn
Assigned to Local Government committee.
CO - 25 limit
SB 1127
Defeated in first Committee hearing.
FL - 50 limit
S 2002
http://tinyurl.com/czjp5d
Filed 2/23/09
IL - License required if 3 or more females for sale of offspring, limit
of 20 unaltered dogs.
HB 0198
http://tinyurl.com/apmphl
Hearing Business/occupational licenses comm. on Feb 19th
IN - Pet dealer if you sell over 5 puppies/year. Registration as
commercial breeder reqd. if you breed 10 or more litters/12 month
period. Limit of 30 intact animals, standards for confinement,
breeding, selling, etc.
HB 1468
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2009/HCRF/CR146801.001.html
Passed out of committee on 2/11;
passed by House on 2/19.
3/5 Appears to be on hold in Senate, pending possible revisions.
LA- Limit of 50
Passed 2008
MD - Limit of 50 dogs for breeding purposes, if over 10 then enclosure
size reqts, at least 2 exercise periods of 2 hrs daily.
HB 495/SB 318
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0495f.pdf
Hearing on HB 495 scheduled Feb 12th, SB 318 Feb 18th
SB 318 reported dead on 3/6
ME -- Limit of 10 dogs or cats for breeding. Intact animal fee
$150/each for dogs & cats; if any dogs or cats are sold, then
$500/year/intact dog/cat.
LD 1053
HP 0728
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID...
http://tinyurl.com/bqau8l
MN - 50 total dog limit, SF 5. SF 7/HF 273 - Commercial breeder is 6
bedabble females/50 dog total limit. females in estrus must not be
housed with unneutered males, except for breeding purposes; Criminal
background checks, licensing, It is a misdemeanor for an unlicensed
breeder to advertise animals for sale.,more rules after law passes
SF201-Senator / vet who tried to write more reasonable law...probably
won't go anywhere. SF 500 HF 573 Minnesota Puppy and Kitten Mill
Cruelty Prevention Act, Commercial breeder limit of 40 animals one has
an 'interest' in....includes co ownerships. Gaining co authors.
MT - State Department of Livestock to make regulations for sellers of
dogs, including inspection, various facility and other standards.
HB 548
Killed 2/20/2009 in House Ag Committee
NC - Commercial dog breeder if 15 or more females in 12 mos. for
purpose of selling offspring. Board of Ag to establish standards for
care, housing, exercise, record keeping. Females not to be bred if
younger than 18 mos or over 8 years, must have vet exam.
SB 460
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Sess...
http://tinyurl.com/acsk6m [status]
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S460v0.pdf
[bill]
Filed 3/5
NE - Limit of 75 for commercial breeders, engineering standards
for kennels. Adds ventilation, fire suppression, other reqts.
LB 677
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Intro/LB67...
2/20/09 Indefinitely postponed -- usually means 'dead.'
LB 241 Has limit of 250.
NH - Must have 60 day license if selling over 1 dog/cat/year, limit
2/year, state already has licensing for commercial breeders.
HB0337
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0337.html
Bill killed in Agriculture Committee on 2/11/09
NY - Limit of 75 dogs if breeder wants to sell or transfer any.
S 518
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S00518&sh=t
A05507-change the definition of a "pet dealer" to mean
any person who engages in the sale of more than five animals (rather
than nine) per year directly to the consumer.....The definition
of "pet dealer" is also amended such that a breeder is considered a
pet dealer if he or she sells directly to the consumer more than ten
animals per year (rather than twenty five) that are raised on the
breeders residence."
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A05507
OK - Limit of 25 transferred/given away/sold without license, out of
state dealer also requires lic.
HB 1332
http://www.okvma.org/associations/2557/files/2PQA2009HB1332.pdf
Out of committee on 2/10 for full house vote
OR - If over 10 must follow stds. for commercial breeder, limit
25. If raise over 3 litters or sell over 20 dogs you are a 'pet
dealer'; many reqts.
HB 2470
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/hb2400.dir/hb2470.intr....
TN - License required over 20 female dogs, limit of 75, euthanasia must
be done by vet.
SB 258
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB0258.pdf
TX - Comm. breeder license required over 10 intact female dogs.
Inspections, standards. If required to collect sales tax, 'dealer'
status with puppy lemon requirements.
HB 3180
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/html/HB03180I.htm
SB 1910
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/html/SB01910I.htm
VA - License required if 30/year owned for breeding, limit of 50 for
breeding. Sets rules, requires inspections. Local option for higher limit.
HB 538
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0852
Passed, effective from 1/1/9
WA - Limit of 25 intact dogs, enclosure rules, 1 hour daily exercise
period, ventilation, fire suppression, temperature, and other reqts.
SB5651
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Senate%...
HB1936
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%2...
3/12/9 SB 5651 has passed Senate, now in house.
WI - Bill in rough draft being sent to legislators for support.
Regulations for those who sell more than 100 dogs in a year. Rules to
be made after the law passes.
WV - Commercial breeder if over 20 dogs over 1 year, limit of 40, MANY
requirements.
HB 2843
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2...
http://tinyurl.com/b9faey
(Otherwise known as 'Virginia HB 538 for most of the other states.')
This edition adds TX HB 3180/SB 1910, Adds AR SB 864 and ME LD 1053/HP
0728, and updates status of WA HB 5651.
If you're having trouble finding the terrible ME bill listed below use
those links. They'll take you to a page offering you a choice of web
page, MS-word document, or pdf; you probably want to click 'web page.'
I count 19 of these bills paralleling Virginia's HB 538 in play right
now, three beaten, two passed. Wayne Pacelle has promised us 34 this
year.
For the bills that are most important to you, you should check sources
yourself -- state pet-law email lists, and (better yet) links given or
the state's web site.
There's an overview of the process of fighting bad bills at:
http://www.pet-law.com/whattodo.html
When discussing these bills, don't forget to ask whether the job
losses these will cause are likely to be popular, considering the
state of the economy. After all, the purpose and effect of these bills
is to end commercial breeding of dogs in the state; won't that mean
that the breeder and her employees will be out of work?
Also don't forget to point out that the sheer number coming all at
once, together with Wayne's crowing that there will be 34, ties this
deluge to HSUS.
As usual, please help fill in the remaining blanks and please send
updates as the various bills progress! And as usual, note that there
are other really bad bills out there -- for example, CA and FL both
have statewide MSN bills in play right now.
Walt Hutchens
Timbreblue Whippets
==========================
AR -- License if 12 or more dogs + cats. Authorities may inspect for
violations without warrant.
SB 864
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/SB864.pdf
CA =- Limit of 50 dogs+CATS that are intact, euthanasia must be by vet.
AB 241
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_241_bi...
http://tinyurl.com/aldzvn
Assigned to Local Government committee.
CO - 25 limit
SB 1127
Defeated in first Committee hearing.
FL - 50 limit
S 2002
http://tinyurl.com/czjp5d
Filed 2/23/09
IL - License required if 3 or more females for sale of offspring, limit
of 20 unaltered dogs.
HB 0198
http://tinyurl.com/apmphl
Hearing Business/occupational licenses comm. on Feb 19th
IN - Pet dealer if you sell over 5 puppies/year. Registration as
commercial breeder reqd. if you breed 10 or more litters/12 month
period. Limit of 30 intact animals, standards for confinement,
breeding, selling, etc.
HB 1468
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2009/HCRF/CR146801.001.html
Passed out of committee on 2/11;
passed by House on 2/19.
3/5 Appears to be on hold in Senate, pending possible revisions.
LA- Limit of 50
Passed 2008
MD - Limit of 50 dogs for breeding purposes, if over 10 then enclosure
size reqts, at least 2 exercise periods of 2 hrs daily.
HB 495/SB 318
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0495f.pdf
Hearing on HB 495 scheduled Feb 12th, SB 318 Feb 18th
SB 318 reported dead on 3/6
ME -- Limit of 10 dogs or cats for breeding. Intact animal fee
$150/each for dogs & cats; if any dogs or cats are sold, then
$500/year/intact dog/cat.
LD 1053
HP 0728
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID...
http://tinyurl.com/bqau8l
MN - 50 total dog limit, SF 5. SF 7/HF 273 - Commercial breeder is 6
bedabble females/50 dog total limit. females in estrus must not be
housed with unneutered males, except for breeding purposes; Criminal
background checks, licensing, It is a misdemeanor for an unlicensed
breeder to advertise animals for sale.,more rules after law passes
SF201-Senator / vet who tried to write more reasonable law...probably
won't go anywhere. SF 500 HF 573 Minnesota Puppy and Kitten Mill
Cruelty Prevention Act, Commercial breeder limit of 40 animals one has
an 'interest' in....includes co ownerships. Gaining co authors.
MT - State Department of Livestock to make regulations for sellers of
dogs, including inspection, various facility and other standards.
HB 548
Killed 2/20/2009 in House Ag Committee
NC - Commercial dog breeder if 15 or more females in 12 mos. for
purpose of selling offspring. Board of Ag to establish standards for
care, housing, exercise, record keeping. Females not to be bred if
younger than 18 mos or over 8 years, must have vet exam.
SB 460
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Sess...
http://tinyurl.com/acsk6m [status]
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S460v0.pdf
[bill]
Filed 3/5
NE - Limit of 75 for commercial breeders, engineering standards
for kennels. Adds ventilation, fire suppression, other reqts.
LB 677
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Intro/LB67...
2/20/09 Indefinitely postponed -- usually means 'dead.'
LB 241 Has limit of 250.
NH - Must have 60 day license if selling over 1 dog/cat/year, limit
2/year, state already has licensing for commercial breeders.
HB0337
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0337.html
Bill killed in Agriculture Committee on 2/11/09
NY - Limit of 75 dogs if breeder wants to sell or transfer any.
S 518
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S00518&sh=t
A05507-change the definition of a "pet dealer" to mean
any person who engages in the sale of more than five animals (rather
than nine) per year directly to the consumer.....The definition
of "pet dealer" is also amended such that a breeder is considered a
pet dealer if he or she sells directly to the consumer more than ten
animals per year (rather than twenty five) that are raised on the
breeders residence."
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A05507
OK - Limit of 25 transferred/given away/sold without license, out of
state dealer also requires lic.
HB 1332
http://www.okvma.org/associations/2557/files/2PQA2009HB1332.pdf
Out of committee on 2/10 for full house vote
OR - If over 10 must follow stds. for commercial breeder, limit
25. If raise over 3 litters or sell over 20 dogs you are a 'pet
dealer'; many reqts.
HB 2470
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/hb2400.dir/hb2470.intr....
TN - License required over 20 female dogs, limit of 75, euthanasia must
be done by vet.
SB 258
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB0258.pdf
TX - Comm. breeder license required over 10 intact female dogs.
Inspections, standards. If required to collect sales tax, 'dealer'
status with puppy lemon requirements.
HB 3180
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/html/HB03180I.htm
SB 1910
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/html/SB01910I.htm
VA - License required if 30/year owned for breeding, limit of 50 for
breeding. Sets rules, requires inspections. Local option for higher limit.
HB 538
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0852
Passed, effective from 1/1/9
WA - Limit of 25 intact dogs, enclosure rules, 1 hour daily exercise
period, ventilation, fire suppression, temperature, and other reqts.
SB5651
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Senate%...
HB1936
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%2...
3/12/9 SB 5651 has passed Senate, now in house.
WI - Bill in rough draft being sent to legislators for support.
Regulations for those who sell more than 100 dogs in a year. Rules to
be made after the law passes.
WV - Commercial breeder if over 20 dogs over 1 year, limit of 40, MANY
requirements.
HB 2843
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2...
http://tinyurl.com/b9faey
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